Columbus' Matt Calvert (11) celebrates with teammates after scoring the game-winning goal during the second overtime period Saturday in Game 2 of an Eastern Conference quarterfinal at Pittsburgh.

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Donn Walden
CentralOhio.com

Move over Michael Coleman, someone is gunning for your job as mayor of Columbus.

It took 13-plus years of waiting. But shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday, Matt Calvert etched his name in Blue Jackets' lore.

His shorthanded goal a little more than one minute into the second overtime gave Columbus and its fans something they have been waiting for since the team's inception: a playoff victory. The 4-3, double-OT thriller put the hockey world on notice and tied the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with Pittsburgh at 1. Even more important, it boosted the psyche of a team, a town ...